Cadet blue

#1fb2c1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for cadet blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Cadet blue lands where green meets blue, deep and strong. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Cadet blue color values

Every conversion for #1fb2c1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1fb2c1

RGB31, 178, 193

HSL186, 72%, 44%

HSV186, 84%, 76%

CMYK84%, 8%, 0%, 24%

Lab66.51, -30.59, -18.01

XYZ26.11, 35.98, 56.02

Decimal2077377

Web safe#3399cc

Pantone3125 C

Shades of cadet blue

#1ca3b0 #1a93a0 #17848f #14757e #12656e #0f565d #0c464c #0a373c #07282b #04181a

Tints of cadet blue

#23c7d8 #37cfdf #4ed5e3 #65dae6 #7ce0ea #93e5ee #aaebf1 #c1f0f5 #d9f6f9 #f0fbfd

Colors that go with cadet blue

Complementary#c12e1f Analogous#1fc17f Analogous#1f61c1 Triadic#c11fb2 Triadic#b2c11f Split complementary#c11f61 Split complementary#c17f1f

Cadet blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 84, 8, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1fb2c1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

84 8 0 24

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

81 11 4 30

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Cadet blue in css

Copy #1fb2c1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1fb2c1; }
.text { color: #1fb2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1fb2c1; }

How cadet blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Cadet blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1fb2c1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1fb2c1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Cadet blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1fb2c1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around cadet blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn cadet blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1fb2c1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from cadet blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #1fb2c1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.